UCLA rally falls short in 34-31 loss to No. 10 Oregon

PASADENA — UCLA’s homecoming crippled ended up being 1 for an Oregon moving back.

Former Norco High prima Travis Dye acceptable an NCAA grounds with 4 touchdowns connected 4 consecutive carries  to pb No. 10 Oregon to a 34-31 Pac-12 triumph implicit UCLA connected Saturday successful beforehand of an announced assemblage of 55,675 astatine the Rose Bowl.

The Ducks’ defense, however, provided the heroics, stepping up successful the last minutes of the crippled aft the Bruins’ defence acceptable the signifier for a imaginable comeback.

Bruins antiaircraft backmost Jay Shaw’s interception heavy successful UCLA territory gave the Bruins the shot backmost with 3 minutes to play. Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson led the Bruins connected their last thrust earlier going retired with an wounded connected a deed by Oaks Christian alumnus Kayvon Thibodeaux with 1:23 to play.

Backup backmost Ethan Garbers came successful and completed 2 of 4 passes for 22 yards to get the Bruins down to the Ducks’ 39-yard line.

On 2nd and 10, Oregon’s DJ James stepped successful beforehand of a pass, telegraphed by Garbers and intended for receiver Kyle Philips connected the close sideline, for the game-saving interception astatine the Oregon 27. The Ducks were past capable to tally retired the clock.

“The trainers said (Thompson-Robinson) was retired truthful helium was out,” said Kelly, astir the determination to usage the redshirt freshman to pb the imaginable game-winning drive.

“He was successful the crippled and we spot him to bash his job,” Offensive lineman Jon Gaines II said astir Garbers. “It conscionable didn’t spell the mode we wanted it to go.”

Thompson-Robinson, who was nether unit each day, and the discourtesy jumped retired to a 14-0 pb successful the archetypal quarter. Running backmost Brittain Brown ran for a 1-yard touchdown to unfastened the scoring astatine 9:45, followed by Thompson-Robinson connecting with Kazmeir Allen for a 4-yard onslaught astatine 4:08.

Dye scored doubly successful the 2nd quarter, connected runs of 1 and 4 yards, the 2nd tying the crippled astatine 14-14 with 2:49 near earlier halftime.

The Bruins were moving the shot down the tract and successful presumption to people a touchdown earlier Thompson-Robinson was sacked by Thibodeaux for an eight-yard nonaccomplishment and fumbled. UCLA recovered the shot with to seconds near and Nicholas Barr-Mira deed a 37-yard tract extremity arsenic clip expired for a 17-14 halftime lead.

Dye added 2 much touchdowns, from 1 and 5 yards, successful the 3rd 4th arsenic the Ducks went up 27-17 aft a missed PAT pursuing the 2nd score. The inferior finished with 35 yards connected 14 carries.

Oregon backmost Anthony Brown was the lone different Duck not named Dye to people a touchdown. His 43-yard touchdown run, which enactment the Ducks up 34-17 with 13:53 to play, sent Bruins fans toward the Rose Bowl exits.

Thompson-Robinson began to rally the Bruins with a 2-yard touchdown tally to chopped the Ducks’ pb to 10 aft the PAT astatine 10:35 of the 4th quarter.

Bruins linebacker Jordan Genmark-Heath provided added momentum, intercepting Anthony Brown’s pass, which was tipped by Caleb Johnson, and returning it 20 yards to the Oregon 20.

Brittain Brown scored his 2nd touchdown connected a 1-yard tally to trim the Ducks’ pb to 34-31 with 6:34 remaining.